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Niki Tsongas: “The parks do not belong to one state or to one section. . . . The Yosemite, the Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon are…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2015
The parks do not belong to one state or to one section. . . . The Yosemite, the Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon are national properties in which every citizen has a vested interest; they belong as much to the man and woman of Massachusetts, of Michigan, of Florida, as they do to the people of California, of Wyoming, and of Arizona.
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Niki Tsongas
Massachusetts

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Tsongas emphasizes the national significance of parks and their bipartisan support.

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